The highly-trained dogs can find victims in places human searchers can't reach. Dozens of the dogs are hard at work on the ...

Two massive disasters this year are leading some to grapple with the question of how to get officials and the public to care and take action.

Many have decried Kerr County's lack of sirens on the Guadalupe River. Officials in counties that have the systems say they ...

Ms. McKay is a war and humanitarian-focused international correspondent and author of 'Only Cry for the Living: Memos from ...

At least 135 people, including 37 children, died in the torrential downpour over the July 4 holiday weekend. The number of missing people dropped sharply on Saturday.

“If you’ve never seen water rise in front of you in minutes, it’s hard to conceive of how quickly that can happen—and how ...

The floodwaters that surged through the Texas Hill Country revealed gaps in preparation, communication and oversight that ...

Considering the recent flood emergency in Kerr County, Texas, which reportedly had no alert sirens in use, the question came up at the Hawley Borough Council meeting on July 9 of how the public would ...

The Texas Hill Country disaster is not merely about one storm, one agency, or one administration. It is part of a broader, ...

While we’re looking backward, the lesson may be right in front of us. We failed to think ahead. We failed to imagine the ...